MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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